Cigar-moistener.



Patented Feb. 15, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PAT :Nfi OFFICE.

IHN HIBJIICK. OF TARA, IOWA.

crean-alors'rmn. 949,430. Hmmm!" l Lem" huntlntented Feb. 15, 1910. Application lied April I, 100e. lerici 27o. 407.854. A .7b awwm itmay concern: The casev is provided upon the inside Bs it known that I Jeux F. Haasaicx, citizen of the United States, residing at Tama, in the count of Tama and State of Iowa, have inven certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Moisteners, of which the following is a specification.

is invention relates to showcases and the like and refers particularly to a showcase in which substances are displa ed and which uire moisture, ls cigars an the like.

object of this invention is to provide insana within the showcase for eecting the pening of the air within the same with out the necessity of withdrawing an abiit member and saturating the same to ita full pacity whereby an uneven moisture is eIected in the showcase as the water iel evaporated from the absorbent member.

. invention further contemplates thc` provision. ao. nioistcnciI which ma be o stated at any time convenient wit mut tie neceity of opening the case, but by simply writings crunk, ao un to renew the moisture within the cnw from time to time, thereby ctlectilig un "von distribution of the moint uit" throughout the case und o f maintaining auch moisture at a constant d For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to the following eiescription und accompanying;I drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view of tho moistcnur as applic( to n showcase. Fig. 2 is u. top pian View of thc suino, und Fig. 3 in u lmiguudinul swtion through thc tunk routuiuing wam-r, disclosing :i fragmentary view of thc inningr und distributor connected to the same.

Corrie-monding und like' parte uro i'cfcri'cd 1 to in the followiugdcsfzription and indicated in ult thc vicwe of the druwingu h y theI naine retort-nm characters.

ln tho drawings in'whieh is disclosed nu mulunlimeut of this invention, the numeral IU dcsigniitcs ,u showcase which is of rcotuugului fornmtion and which is provided nt. its opposite corners adjacent the top of thereof adjacent the back with a tank 16 which remis upon the back of the caee and is secured thereto by suitable angle irons 17,

the tank 16 bein? disposed centrally of the,

rear edge of the ottom of the case 10 so as to be in alinement with the pulleys 13 and 14. longitudinally jmirnaied within the tank 16 is n shaft 18 which extends reerwardly through the back of the case 10 and is provided with a crunk handle 19 for the pur ose of imparting rotation to the shaft 8 y the engagement of the hand of the operator therewith. The shaft 18 is pro vided intermediately thereof with a la pulley 20 disposed in vertical elinement wi the pulleys 18 and 14 and over which is passed n distributor 21. The diatributer 21 is formed of a portion of rope or a similar material, which is passed upwardly from the pullcy 20 to the pu toys 13 und 14 whore thg engage over the seme and diverge towa the pulleys 12 over which the eamo il v to convev the distributor 21 about the upper edges ot' the onse 10 to finally distribute the moisture just cuni-:cd h the evaporation of the wuter which the distributor 2l sbsorlm by passing it throu h the tank 16.

When it is desi to operate the device te nioisten the air within the case 10, the tank 16 is 'rovidd with an amount of water throu ii which the pulley 20 rotates and carries t. e distributor 21. The crank'handle 19 is rotated at convenient intervals to convey the distributor 21 through the case 1() to renew tho amount. of water which the rope uhsorbs while passing through the tank.

A device of this nature, it is readily ohserved, is of grcut practica! dvuutage in cigar Stm-cf; und thc like, where itv is now cnerully usc-mary to remove a tube or thc ikc from the vase nnd to Soak the same in water. The waiter soon evaporate; from these detachable devices and the air within thel casing is permitted to became dry, when it is neccsmry to renew the water in the ahsorbor which suddcnl meistens the tempernture nud injures t ie stock in the case.

the lmno with brackets 1,1 m which are. horil Vtilh u device of this character, the atmoszontntlv dispmcd pulleys l2.

lnlci'inediutely of. the buck of the custlt) tained nt u constant point thereby preserving;

.n iluupper odge of the annie, are disposed i the contento of tho ruw by such constsntconroller." t3 und 14 which ure vertically disposed nud mounted upon the pins lf, which ui'c engaged through the tinck of the wisc it).

cuntl'uctinn ci" in the mining.

' dition und preventing; the sudden swelling er :noch which n: (imposed 

